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William Alexander Cromwell 1866–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1866

Birth Location: Leads, Megantic, Le Granit, Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 22 Oct 1915

Death Location: Sawyerville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada

Father: Francis Cromwell

Mother: Elizabeth Kinnear

Spouse(s): Sacy Riddle

Children(s): Roy Cromwell

In 1866, William Alexander Cromwell entered the world in Leads, Megantic, Le Granit, Quebec, Canada, born to Francis Thomas Cromwell And Elizabeth Jane Kinnear. In 1881, William Alexander Cromwell resided in Clifton East and West, Compton, Quebec, Canada. William Alexander Cromwell married Sacy Or Eliza Jane Riddle, and had children including Roy Frank Cromwell. William Alexander Cromwell passed away in 1915 in Sawyerville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1866, William Alexander Cromwell entered the world in Leads, Megantic, Le Granit, Quebec, Canada, born to Francis Thomas Cromwell And Elizabeth Jane Kinnear.
  • In 1881, William Alexander Cromwell resided in Clifton East and West, Compton, Quebec, Canada.
  • William Alexander Cromwell married Sacy Or Eliza Jane Riddle, and had children including Roy Frank Cromwell.
  • William Alexander Cromwell passed away in 1915 in Sawyerville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Cromwell
1833–1899
Birth Location: St Sylvestre, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
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Elizabeth Kinnear
1838–1926
Birth Location: Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Les Appalaches, Quebec, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Sacy Riddle
1867–1903
Birth Location: Quebec
SR

Children(s)

Roy Cromwell
1889–1965
Birth Location: Sawyerville, Haut-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada
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William Cromwell's Ancestors

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William Cromwell
1866–1915
Birth Place: Leads, Megantic, Le Granit, Quebec, Canada
Parents
Francis Thomas Cromwell
1833–1899
St Sylvestre, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
Elizabeth (Jane) Kinnear
1838–1926
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Les Appalaches, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Ayton Kinnear
1800–1885
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Ann Boyd
1789–1888
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Boyd
1772–1803
Betty Ballinteen
1779–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ballinteen
1737–1753

William Cromwell's Descendants

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William (Alexander) Cromwell (16 May 1866–22 Oct 1915) m. Sacy (or Eliza Jane) Riddle (9 June 1867–28 Jun 1903)
  1. 1. Roy (Frank) Cromwell 1889–1965 m. Ellen (Mae Nellie SAXLAND) Cromwell 1888–1971

William Cromwell's Timeline

6 Records

1866
16 May 1866
Birth of William Alexander Cromwell in Leads, Megantic, Le Granit, Quebec, Canada
Leads, Megantic, Le Granit, Quebec, Canada
1866
23 July 1866
William Alexander Cromwell was baptized in Leeds Mégantic, Quebec, Canada
Leeds Mégantic, Quebec, Canada
1881
1881
Age 15
William Alexander Cromwell resided here in Clifton East and West, Compton, Quebec, Canada
Clifton East and West, Compton, Quebec, Canada
1891
1891
Age 25
William Alexander Cromwell resided here in Eaton, Compton, Quebec, Canada
Eaton, Compton, Quebec, Canada
1901
1901
Age 35
William Alexander Cromwell resided here in Quebec, Canada
Quebec, Canada
1915
22 Oct 1915
Age 49
Death of William Alexander Cromwell in Sawyerville (Village), Compton, Quebec, Canada
Sawyerville (Village), Compton, Quebec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1866
    Event Place: Leads, Megantic, Le Granit, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Eaton, Compton, Quebec, Canada; Roll: T-6392; Family No: 162
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Clifton East and West, Compton, Quebec; Roll: C_13199; Page: 16; Family No: 67
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Eaton, Compton, Quebec; Page: 2; Family No: 12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 July 1866
    Event Place: Leeds Mégantic, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Clifton East and West, Compton, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Clifton East and West, Compton, Quebec; Roll: C_13199; Page: 16; Family No: 67

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Eaton, Compton, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Eaton, Compton, Quebec, Canada; Roll: T-6392; Family No: 162

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Eaton, Compton, Quebec; Page: 2; Family No: 12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1915
    Event Place: Sawyerville (Village), Compton, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sawyerville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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